Arts and Culture

Host and producer Dmae Roberts presents an encore broadcast of her Oregon Treasures profile of Portland novelist Molly Gloss. Gloss’ books have shed light on untold stories of women in the American West.

Dmae Roberts presents an encore broadcast of her profile of author Molly Gloss

Host and producer Dmae Roberts presents an encore broadcast of her Oregon Treasures profile of Portland novelist Molly Gloss on December 14th at 11 am. Gloss’ books have shed light on untold stories of women in the American West.

Here is the The True Story of the finding of the Lost Velvet Underground Acetate as told by Warren Hill, and Eric Isaacson.

In a nutshell, Warren Hill found the rare acetate of the Velvet Underground's lost Scepter studio sessions on a Chelsea Street for 75 cents, and then it turned into E-Bay mania (selling for $25,000 after an aborted first attempt that was ruined by fake high bidders).

Producer Dmae Roberts presents an encore broadcast of her documentary profile of legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin. The author of 40 plus books, Le Guin is a much gifted and prolific writer much loved by fans around the world. And in this half hour Oregon Treasures special on December 7th at 11am on KBOO 90.7 FM, Le Guin shares thoughts about her work and the Oregon landscapes that have inspired her. This show originally aired on November 2, 2010.

Producer Dmae Roberts presents an encore broadcast of her documentary profile of legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin. The author of 40 plus books, Le Guin is a much gifted and prolific writer much loved by fans around the world. And in this half hour Oregon Treasures special on December 7th at 11am on KBOO 90.7 FM, Le Guin shares thoughts about her work and the Oregon landscapes that have inspired her.

Tonight's show had music, music and more music, but also featured Shihan the Poet.

Shihan is best known for makin' folks think with his words. Sometimes, he puts his words to music & he collaborated with the diva on the rise, Gina Loring. The result? Magic.

Also, we learned about Oregon's Long-Term Care Ombudsman program from Gretchen Jordan, Volunteer Coordinator and LTCO volunteer, Tom Comfort. They shared information about the amazing work done by only 6 staff and 140 volunteers for the ENTIRE state of Oregon.

Dmae Roberts presents a half-hour version ofComing Home: Return of the Alutiiq Masks, a one-hour radio documentary that interweaves oral history interviews, Alutiiq music and soundscapes.This full-length documentary originally aired in 208 on about 188 public radio stations around the country.